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Hi All,
trip report- Frazer Beach, Munmorah SCA 26th-28th September. We arrived on the Friday afternoon and set up camp at the Frazer Beach camping area. On an inspection of the surrounding area, birds included: numerous New Holland Honeyeaters and Little Wattlebird, but also a pair of Brush Bronzewings. At the time the wind was blowing from the north-east so I could make out some shearwater sp. and Australasian Gannets flying offshore.
Later in the day I could hear Fan-tailed and Horsfield's Cuckoo calling from the heath, aswell as Eastern Yellow Robin and Grey Shrike-Thrush. I also heard the Horsfield's calling at around 9:00pm!
I went for a walk around the beach and nearby heath on the morning of the 27th and found: White-cheeked Honeyeaters, Brown Gerygone, Golden Whistler and a pair of Eastern Rosellas. When I arrived back at the campsite I noticed a large flock of grey birds heading towards us which I thought to be Feral Pigeons, but on a closer look realised that they were infact a flock of about 30 Topknot Pigeons. It seemed unusual to see them flying over heath, but I soon found that there were large groves of Cabbage Tree Palms nearby.
In the afternoon my dad drove me to The Entrance via Wybung Head and Budgewoi, which were both quite uneventful. We stopped at Terilbah Reserve at The Entrance North specifically looking for waders. We soon found a large group of mixed waders feeding on the sandflats around Terilbah Island. The waders included: mainly Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, but also Curlew Sandpipers, Red-necked Stints and Bar-tailed Godwits. Being only my first visit to this area, I was unsure if these waders were migrants or over-winters.
Other birds on the foreshore included: Little Egret in breeding plumage, Black-winged Stilt, Royal Spoonbill and large numbers of Black Swan.
We left around midday on the 28th, but before we left I was able to locate Bar-shouldered Dove, Noisy Friarbird and a mystery parrot! While walking along the beach I heard an unusual call and turning around out came a large parrot from the heath, it then flew over to the lagoon where I watchd it for a bit until some ravens scared it off. Here are the parrot details:
Medium size, approx 40-50cm.
Long tail.
Colour: Lutino, yellow-whitish breast and bright yellow wings, tail and head. Also had purple-pinkish iris and beak.
Most porbably aviary escape, possibly lutino Ringneck parrot.
We headed back via Budgewoi and The Entrance, but we found mostly the same birds as we had the day before.
Species List
Mumorah SCA
Shearwater sp.
Australian Gannet
Great Cormorant
Eastern Reef Egret
White-faced Heron
Whistling Kite
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Silver Gull
Crested Tern
Crested Pigeon
Brush Bronzewing
Bar-shouldered Dove
Topknot Pigeon
Galah
Eastern Rosella
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Welcome Swallow
Australian Pipit
Eastern Yellow Robin
Golden Whistler
Grey Shrike-Thrush
Grey Fantail
Willie Wagtail
Eastern Whipbird
Superb Fairy Wren
Variegated Fairy Wren
White-browed Scrubwren
Brown Gerygone
Brown Thornbill
Red Wattlebird
Little Wattlebird
Noisy Friarbird
Lewin's Honeyeater
Yellow-faced Honyeater
New Holland Honeyeater
White-cheeked Honeyeater
Eastern Spinebill
Silvereye
Spotted Pardalote
Red-browed Finch
Pied Currawong
Australian Magpie
Australian Raven
The Entrance
Little-pied Cormorant
Little-black Cormorant
Australian Darter
Pied Cormorant
Australian Pelican
Little Egret
Great Egret
Eastern Reef Egret
White-faced Heron
Royal Spoonbill
Australian White Ibis
Black Swan
Grey Teal
Chestnut Teal
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Masked Lapwing
Red-necked Stint
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-winged Stilt
Silver Gull
Crested Tern
Rainbow Lorikeet
Yellow Thornbill
Willie Wagtail
Red Wattlebird
Common Mynah
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